A Catholic Dilemma: Can They Root for Rudy?

I find this whole article appalling. Not because of Rudy, but because of the "Big Brothers" (a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984, check it out), um I mean the Catholic officials. First of all, I thought we had seperation of church and state. What about the first ammendment? You know, freedom of speech, religion, and the press. This also includes freedom FROM religion. In other words, Americans are guaranteed by the First Ammendment that they cannot be forced by the government to have to live by religious values that they do not agree with. Let's face it folks, abortion is a religious issue, not a political one. If you don't believe me, look who's trying to outlaw it, the Religious Wrong, um I mean Right. It is a mysogynistic agenda. These Pro-Lifers just cannot stand to have women in this country, or any other country for that matter, be able to enjoy their sexuality without having to go through unwanted pregnancy after unwanted pregnancy as punishment.

Also, the Bible says that the soul does not enter the body untill a baby draws his or her first breath. Do pray tell, how do you murder someone without a soul? Also, abortion was widely practiced all around where Jesus lived and taught as a form of birth control. Yet nowhere in the Bible is there ANY mention of abortion at all. Don't you think if God or Jesus would have had a problem with abortion, they would have SPECIFICALLY addressed this issue in the Bible since it was such a widespread practice? Christians widely practiced abortion for many centuries untill one of the popes (a man, does that surprise you?) got a bee in his bonnet about it and outlawed it. The Catholic church has a long, long history of corrupt popes. Personally, I don't think much of the current one and his traditional Prada pope slippers with real gold embroidery thread that cost thousands upon thousands of dollars. And then he goes around brainwashing poor, 3rd World people that they can't use birth control, be sterilized, or have an abortion so they have to have baby after baby after baby only to watch all of them starve to death. Would Jesus do this? There are approx. 7 billion people and 1/3 of them are starving to death. This anti-abortion nonsense is just more discrimination against the most discrimnated against minority throughout most all of history, women. Like John Lennon said, "Woman is the n^%%#@ of the world. Think about it. Do something about it." I say, let's get a woman in there that will have women's best interests at heart. Don't you wist for the good old Clinton days when gas was about 80 cents a gallon, we had peace and prosperity, the whole world loved us, and we were having a science, technology, art, and music explosion? That's because we kept our money at home in the people's pockets who needed it. Elect Hillary Clinton folks because That's Why the Lady is a Champ!

As President I would protect everyone's right s under the constitution. However states must decide what legislation works in their area. You cannot enforce uniform laws. What is good for Texas might not be good for California. Local governments play a big role as well the laws in San Francisco are different than the laws in Tulsa Oklahoma. I personally would feel uncomfortable if two men were kissing infront of my kids however I know that most gays in the community would not act in that manner. Therefore, I would not take my kids to a gay restaurant I would take them into an enviornment that I feel is best for them. If parents want to take their kids to a gay restAURANT THAT IS THERE CHOICE NOT MINE TO MAKE FOR THEM. Concerning abortion; As President one of my first priorities would be to address this issue. I know I cannot overturn Roe vs. Wade so I am going to do what I think God would want me to do and that is to use my influence to reduce the number of abortions. We have to take care of our children so they know right from wrong. Abortion is a very personal and terrible experience to go through and I feel for anyone who has been face with and agonizing decision. They must know that there are people out there that will help them if they wish to decide to have the baby. Abortions can be prevented without changing the law. I have given this issue much thought and realized that changing the law will not stop abortions women will have them regardless. The solution to the problem is to take care of our children offer them options and hope no matter their circumstance that is my duty as President. As mentioned anyone that needs advice on political issues let me know at ftennassee@yahoo.com.

"The stupidity of zealots..." is that what we've come to in the country and in this world. The truth of the matter is that I believe that Jesus is exactly who he said he was....the son of the living God. I wonder if pro-life Democrats who historically held their nose when their party moved to the pro-abortion side of the issue and voted for candidates now regret the decision. I know that as I stand here today, if I vote for a pro-abortion candidate because they are a better choice on economic and security issues, I will regret my choice the minute I realize that we will never have a pro-life candidate or platform again. Had pro-life Democrats abstained from voting for their parties candidates years ago the message would of been heard and the party would have stayed pro-life. Instead, today we find that over 42,000,000 babies are murdered each and every year (2002 data, worldwide) with 1,000,000 murdered in the United States alone. I will not vote for a pro-murder candidate with an R or D behind their name. I will vote with God and in this election that may mean that I won't vote at all.

As a Catholic who considers themselves somewhat Orthodox I am saddened that so many Catholics have been lead to vote for candidates who while promising to work to repeal Row vs Wade have in the meantime worked to "abort" the constitution. As an orthodox Catholic I see the problem of abortion as one that the Catholic community must act within itself to address. It should be that the laws allowing abortion to become unnecessary